CNN quoted sources as saying that a US intelligence assessment found that nearly half of the air-to-ground missiles that the Israeli army has bombed Gaza since last October 7 are unguided missiles known as “dumb bombs.”
The Israeli army bombed Gaza with 29,000 air-to-ground missiles, about 40 to 45% of which were stupid bombs, according to what the network reported from 3 sources who viewed the assessment prepared by the Office of the US Director of National Intelligence.
CNN indicated that unguided missiles are less accurate than others and pose a greater danger to civilians, especially in a densely populated area like Gaza.
She added that the frequency with which Israel used these stupid bombs may have contributed to this huge number of civilian deaths.
An Israeli army spokesman said – when the network asked him to comment on this report – that the army does not talk about the type of missiles it uses.
On the other hand, the American network quoted experts as saying that if Israel is using unguided missiles at the rate estimated by the United States, this undermines Israel’s claims that it is trying to reduce civilian casualties.
For more than 9 weeks, the Israeli occupation army has been waging a devastating war on Gaza that, as of Thursday evening, has left 18,787 martyrs and 50,897 wounded, according to the Ministry of Health in the Strip.